‘Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It’s not about nutrients and calories. It’s about sharing. It’s about honesty. It’s about identity.’ –Dutch scientist and Louise Fresco I woke up early yesterday to make glutinous rice balls (tang yuan) with glutinous rice flour. Yesterday was the
If I have the opportunity to visit the house of Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, I would love to see the small greenhouse in his backyard. Do you know what he is growing there? Lettuce, chillies, bananas and terung asam (local brinjals). I guess our beloved
QUOTE: ‘When the well is dry, we’ll know the worth of water.’ – Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Franklin I have lived in Kuching for over 40 years and I never faced a serious water disruption problem until last Wednesday. In my neighbourhood, there was no running water
‘The model farm developed by UPM in collaboration with the local people has produced paddy plants that yield five harvests within 24 months.’ – Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. I’m reading with great interest news of the 54.4-hectare paddy transformation project at Lubok Punggor in Gedong
‘Music touches us emotionally, where words alone can’t.’ ― American actor, musician Johnny Depp Wherever I go these days, I hear the ‘APT.’ song by Rose of Blackpink, a South Korean girl group, and Bruno Mars, an American singer-songwriter. I turn to YouTube and there, I see a video clip of
Health, they say, is wealth. Indeed, it is. I have been feeling under the weather lately, suffering from body aches and headaches and it seems that the Paracetamol pills I’m taking are not effective at all. I’ve been sick probably because of the hot and humid weather. For days, I
‘One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.’ – American astronomer and planetary scientist, Carl Sagan Next Chinese New Year, I may make some cookies, thanks to a book I bought at
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. – American speaker and author, Alan D. Wolfelt. I’ve never prayed so hard for the sun to shine the whole day as I did last Wednesday. I wanted the day to be as sunny as possible for one simple reason: I
‘A good neighbour is found treasure.’ – Chinese proverb Yesterday morning, a kind neighbour touched my heart. I had just emptied the household trash into the wheelie bin outside the house and was talking to his eight-year-old son when he approached me. The 50-year-old soft-spoken man carried a can of
‘A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.’– American aphorist, Mason Cooley I was busy yesterday morning picking up my male cat, Mimi, from the veterinary clinic. I had sent it there for spaying. Because the girl at the clinic
